Wow. Today was a really busy day! I started the day with a 9am final, my last one. I am officially done 3rd year, and it feels great. Aaron picked me up and we ran a bunch of errands, which included ordering my wedding band (YEAH)! We also looked at wedding bands for Aaron, he found a couple he likes but has not chosen "the one" yet.
On to more interesting things. On Monday a friend and I went shopping at Dollarama, where I proceeded to spend over $80. I didn't even know that it was possible to spend that much at Dollarama! That doesn't even include what I spent on decorations for the Wedding. This is what $80 at Dollarama looks like:
It is a terrible picture, but you get the idea. Limping around with this many bags is NOT fun. Thankfully my friend is great and took more than her fair share.
I guess I just got "in the zone" and I couldn't stop stuffing things into my cart. Most of it was on stuff that I planned to use for my DIY projects. I was really excited when I got home, so I got to work right away.
My first project: Coasters
I bought these plain cork hexagons and glued scrapbook paper, that I already had, to the top.
I then covered the top with a clear plastic adhesive (like mac-tac) which I also found at dollarama.
And the final product:
They are not perfect, but I am quite pleased with my first attempt at DIY. I realized after I made them that the cork was a little to thin. I will probably end up gluing two together to make them less flimsy. That means buying another pack of cork so I end up with 6. All in all it will only cost about $5 for 6 coasters, I think that is pretty good.
